Development of an inventory of teachers' attitudes towards sex-role stereotyping and knowledge of sex differences

Judith Scott; John C. Brantley

doi:10.1007/BF00289669

Sex Roles

March 1983, Volume 9, Issue 3, pp 341–353

Development of an inventory of teachers' attitudes towards sex-role stereotyping and knowledge of sex differences

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Judith Scott
John C. Brantley

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DOI: 10.1007/BF00289669

Cite this article as:: Scott, J. & Brantley, J.C. Sex Roles (1983) 9: 341. doi:10.1007/BF00289669

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The Scott Sex-Role Inventory (SSRI) is a 37-item questionnaire of teachers' knowledge of sex differences and attitudes toward sex-role stereotyping. Norms, reliability, and validity were developed on a suburban southeastern school system. Responses of male and female teachers were comparable on both sections of the test. The SSRI offers an index of teachers' knowledge and attitudes toward sex roles which may help to assess (1) needs for attitude change and (2) the effectiveness of intervention programs.

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